Word Study · Strong's H4878 · Hebrew
מְשׁוּבָה
meshubah
mesh-oo-baw'
Strong's 1890 spelling: mᵉshûwbâh
“apostasy”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
apostasy
Rendered in the KJV as
backsliding, turning away.
- 12occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 3 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 9inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 12 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 9
- מְשֻׁבָ֣ה4
- וּמְשֻֽׁבוֹתַ֙יִךְ֙1
- לִמְשֽׁוּבָתִ֑י1
- מְשֻׁבָ֤ה1
- מְשׁוּבוֹתֵיהֶֽם׃1
- מְשׁוּבַ֣ת1
- מְשׁוּבֹֽתֵיכֶ֑ם1
- מְשׁוּבֹתֵ֖ינוּ1
- מְשׁ֣וּבָתָ֔ם1
How it is rendered · 10
- [the] apostate one3
- [the] waywardness of1
- and apostasies your1
- apostasies our1
- apostasies their1
- apostasies your1
- apostasy1
- apostasy their1
- O apostate one1
- to apostasy my1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 8
- noun · feminine singular5
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person feminine singular1
- noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine plural1
- noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine plural1
- noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine plural1
- noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)1
- noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine plural1
- preposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HNcfsa · 5
- HC/Ncfpc/Sp2fs · 1
- HNcfpc/Sp1bp · 1
- HNcfpc/Sp2mp · 1
- HNcfpc/Sp3mp · 1
- HNcfsc · 1
- HNcfsc/Sp3mp · 1
- HR/Ncfsc/Sp1bs · 1
All 12, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
Jeremiah carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Jeremiah9 occurrences
- Jeremiah 2:19וּמְשֻֽׁבוֹתַ֙יִךְ֙umeshuvotayikhconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person feminine singularYour own evil will discipline you; your own apostasies will reprimand you. Consider and realize how evil and bitter it is for you to forsake the LORD your God and to have no fear of Me,” declares the Lord GOD of Hosts.here: and apostasies your
- Jeremiah 3:6מְשֻׁבָ֣הmeshuvahnoun · feminine singularNow in the days of King Josiah, the LORD said to me, “Have you seen what faithless Israel has done? She has gone up on every high hill and under every green tree to prostitute herself there.here: [the] apostate one
- Jeremiah 3:8מְשֻׁבָ֣הmeshuvahnoun · feminine singularShe saw that because faithless Israel had committed adultery, I gave her a certificate of divorce and sent her away. Yet that unfaithful sister Judah had no fear and prostituted herself as well.here: [the] apostate one
- Jeremiah 3:11מְשֻׁבָ֣הmeshuvahnoun · feminine singularAnd the LORD said to me, “Faithless Israel has shown herself more righteous than unfaithful Judah.here: [the] apostate one
- Jeremiah 3:12מְשֻׁבָ֤הmeshuvahnoun · feminine singularGo, proclaim this message toward the north: ‘Return, O faithless Israel,’ declares the LORD. ‘I will no longer look on you with anger, for I am merciful,’ declares the LORD. ‘I will not be angry forever.here: O apostate one
- Jeremiah 3:22מְשׁוּבֹֽתֵיכֶ֑םmeshuvoteikhemnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine plural“Return, O faithless children, and I will heal your faithlessness.” “Here we are. We come to You, for You are the LORD our God.here: apostasies your
- Jeremiah 5:6מְשׁוּבוֹתֵיהֶֽם׃meshuvoteihemnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluralTherefore a lion from the forest will strike them down, a wolf from the desert will ravage them. A leopard will lie in wait near their cities, and everyone who ventures out will be torn to pieces. For their rebellious acts are many, and their unfaithful deeds are numerous.here: apostasies their
- Jeremiah 8:5מְשֻׁבָ֣הmeshuvahnoun · feminine singularWhy then have these people turned away? Why does Jerusalem always turn away? They cling to deceit; they refuse to return.here: apostasy
- Jeremiah 14:7מְשׁוּבֹתֵ֖ינוּmeshuvoteinunoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine pluralAlthough our iniquities testify against us, O LORD, act for the sake of Your name. Indeed, our rebellions are many; we have sinned against You.here: apostasies our
Hosea2 occurrences
- Hosea 11:7לִמְשֽׁוּבָתִ֑יlimshuvatipreposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singularMy people are bent on turning from Me. Though they call to the Most High, He will by no means exalt them.here: to apostasy my
- Hosea 14:4מְשׁ֣וּבָתָ֔םmeshuvatamnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluralI will heal their apostasy; I will freely love them, for My anger has turned away from them.here: apostasy their